The keeper was not part of Germany’s disastrous World Cup squad campaign, so will be available to new boss Unai Emery for their pre-season tour of Singapore this month where they face Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.

And Leno, who spent seven years at the Bayer Arena, knows he faces a battle with the experienced Cech to convince Emery he is going to be the main man in goal at the Emirates.